Big Game hunters, don't forget to apply!

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FBHO!!!

The Idaho Elk Hunter

March 21, 2017, 06:14 PM

46and2

Elk tags, etc

March 21, 2017, 06:25 PM

ugeesta

Thanks. I missed last year cause I let time go by.

March 21, 2017, 07:39 PM

coloradohunter44

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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
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Originally posted by coloradohunter44:
In Colorado you have until midnight April 4th to apply online, or get yer apps in the mail. Good luck.

I will bite: Apply for what?

For to hunt your other ELK buddies and such!! You know, DEERS and mooses and antelopies, all that fun stuff!!

March 21, 2017, 08:00 PM

Elk Hunter

quote:
Originally posted by coloradohunter44:
quote:
Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
quote:
Originally posted by coloradohunter44:
In Colorado you have until midnight April 4th to apply online, or get yer apps in the mail. Good luck.

I will bite: Apply for what?

For to hunt your other ELK buddies and such!! You know, DEERS and mooses and antelopies, all that fun stuff!!

Ah, understand. Just not used to seeing hunting applications for fall big game in March.

Edited to add:
Way back before dirt, when I was a "yonker" in N. Idaho, we could buy hunting licenses and tags up until the last day of season. And the seasons ran from about labor day to Dec. 31.

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March 22, 2017, 02:52 AM

Killer Instincts

Yessir. I'll be doing it online this weekend.

March 22, 2017, 08:04 AM

mutedblade

quote:
Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
quote:
Originally posted by coloradohunter44:
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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
quote:
Originally posted by coloradohunter44:
In Colorado you have until midnight April 4th to apply online, or get yer apps in the mail. Good luck.

I will bite: Apply for what?

For to hunt your other ELK buddies and such!! You know, DEERS and mooses and antelopies, all that fun stuff!!

Ah, understand. Just not used to seeing hunting applications for fall big game in March.

Edited to add:
Way back before dirt, when I was a "yonker" in N. Idaho, we could buy hunting licenses and tags up until the last day of season. And the seasons ran from about labor day to Dec. 31.

Going from hunting in VA to CO was such a shock to me. No longer could a person just go get a license that was good for any area in the state, NO, you had to apply for specific units (and dates). That meant trying to figure out when you wouldn't be working before hand, booking hotels in advance, and general asshattery because it's a cash cow. I know it's not limited to CO, it is actually done this way in all the western states, but man, they nickle and dime you for everything they can.

You can still get licenses over the counter...They are called leftover tags and you can get them anywhere that sells hunting/fishing licenses. That's what I ended up doing the few times I had a chance to go hunting. I always wanted to do a trophy elk hunt, but it just seemed that you needed a fortune to do so. Gave up on that idea and moved on back here to VA where I can go kill 5 deer in a season and cheaply buy stamps for more if I wanted to.

March 22, 2017, 08:10 AM

newmexican

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Originally posted by mutedblade:
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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
quote:
Originally posted by coloradohunter44:
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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:
quote:
Originally posted by coloradohunter44:
In Colorado you have until midnight April 4th to apply online, or get yer apps in the mail. Good luck.

I will bite: Apply for what?

For to hunt your other ELK buddies and such!! You know, DEERS and mooses and antelopies, all that fun stuff!!

Ah, understand. Just not used to seeing hunting applications for fall big game in March.

Edited to add:
Way back before dirt, when I was a "yonker" in N. Idaho, we could buy hunting licenses and tags up until the last day of season. And the seasons ran from about labor day to Dec. 31.

Going from hunting in VA to CO was such a shock to me. No longer could a person just go get a license that was good for any area in the state, NO, you had to apply for specific units (and dates). That meant trying to figure out when you wouldn't be working before hand, booking hotels in advance, and general asshattery because it's a cash cow. I know it's not limited to CO, it is actually done this way in all the western states, but man, they nickle and dime you for everything they can.

You can still get licenses over the counter...They are called leftover tags and you can get them anywhere that sells hunting/fishing licenses. That's what I ended up doing the few times I had a chance to go hunting. I always wanted to do a trophy elk hunt, but it just seemed that you needed a fortune to do so. Gave up on that idea and moved on back here to VA where I can go kill 5 deer in a season and cheaply buy stamps for more if I wanted to.

A true "trophy" Elk is something Ive never quite managed and like you, I dont want to pay 8000+ dollars for a guided hunt somewhere. Ill buy OTC tags and try to out hike other guys butin the end I want the meat.

My dad has been applying for NM ibex for awhile now, I really hope he gets it. ME? Im sitting out this year so I can get residency in Alaska.